Twenty-six year old Isaac Cherem grew up in Mexico’s tight-knit Jewish Syrian community and his tender and engaging debut film, Leona, throws a spotlight on this little-known world. Ariela (Naian González Norvind) is a pretty 20-something in Mexico City who would seem to have it all…

Natan Sharansky, now a prominent figure in Israeli politics and human rights activism, first came to international attention as a brave and defiant refusenik. That was the name given to Russians refused permission to emigrate – especially Russian Jews seeking to leave for the late…